Geraldton Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Geraldton Hospital is a public hospital in Western Australia. It reported 69 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 27 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 2 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 5 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 6 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 19 days | 321 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 34 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 39 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 41 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 56 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 57 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 67 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 69 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 74 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 96 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 97 days | 54 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 98 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 105 days | 653 surgeries | 2.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 106 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 106 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 107 days | 52 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 112 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 115 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 119 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 120 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 121 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 128 days | 61 surgeries | 8.2% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 208 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 210 days | 97 surgeries | 16.5% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 253 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 298 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published | not published | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 10 days | 94% | 932 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 49 days | 88% | 661 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 121 days | 94% | 1374 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.